ADA Journeys
✽ 02.10-03.11.2007 India
Participants: Cantera, A.; Andrés-Toledo, M. A., Ferrer-Losilla, J. J.
Visited places: Bombay (Bombay University Library and Cama Oriental Institute), Navsari (Meherji-Rana Library and the private collection of Dastur F. M. Kotwal) and Poone (Bhandarkar Oriental Institute).
Digitized manuscripts:
- Bombay University Library: Pahlavi Vidēvdād ms. 4711 (B1); Vidēvdād Sāde ms. 4210 (B2); liturgical Yasna ms. 0100 (B3); Xōrde Avesta Sāde ms. 6165 (B5); Yašt mss. 8580 (B7); 8581 (B7a), 8705 (B8), 8707 (B9). A Pahlavi manuscript including a Nerangestān and some glossaries was also digitized.
- Meherji-Rana Library: Vidēvdād Sāde mss. 4240 (T46), 4360 (E4), 4420 (G112), 4450 (G11), 4506 (G102); Pahlavi Vidēvdād mss. 4660 (G25), 4670 (F10), 4700 (T44), 4710 (G34), 4713 (E10); Gujarati Vidēvdād mss. 4901 (G47), 4907 (T56); Trilingual Vidēvdād ms. 4757 (G10).
- Private collection of Dastur F. M. Kotwal: Vidēvdād Sāde ms. 4400 (FK1, renamed as G106 at the MRL); Xōrde Avesta Sāde ms. 6301 (FK2, renamed as G109 at the MRL).
Complete report in Spanish here.
✽ 26.11-13.12.2008 India
Participants: Cantera, A.; Ferrer-Losilla, J. J.
Visited places: Navsari (Meherji-Rana Library and the private collection of Dastur F. M. Kotwal) and Poone (Bhandarkar Oriental Institute).
Digitized manuscripts:
- Meherji-Rana Library: Pahlavi Yasna mss. 0415 (F2), 0420 (T6); Visperad Sāde mss. 2010 (G18), 2065 (F13); Vištāsp Yašt Sāde mss. 5010 (G18), 5030 (F13), 5100 (T41), 5115 (G120), 5116 (G9).
- Bhandarkar Oriental Institute: Yasna Sāde ms. 0231 (Bh5); Vidēvdād Sāde mss. 4340 (Bh4), 4440 (Bh1), 4503 (Bh2), 4504 (Bh3); Pahlavi Vidēvdād ms. 4712 (Bh11); Xōrde Avesta with Pahlavi translation ms. 7150 (Bh8, also Katrak 16). Anthological mss. 9860 (Bh7), 9910 (Bh6). The ms. Bh9, containing a Nērangestān was also digitized.
Complete report in Spanish here.
✽ 08.11-17.12.2010 India
Participants: Andrés-Toledo, M. A., Ferrer-Losilla, J. J., Buyaner, D.
Visited places: Navsari (Meherji-Rana Library), Bombay (Cama Oriental Institute) and Udwada (interview with Dastur Peshotan Mirza).
Digitized manuscripts:
- Meherji-Rana Library: Yasna Sāde mss. 0040 (F3), 0234 (G26), 0235 (G97); Yasna ī Rapiϑwin ms. 0360 (G31), 0370 (G27); Pahlavi Yasna mss. 0425 (E6), 0450 (E7), 0452 (G114), 0453 (T55), 0456 (G101), 0457 (G14), 0458 (G43); Sanskrit Yasna mss. 0680 (T7), 0681 (T55); Visperad Sāde ms. 2106 (G27); Pahlavi Visperad mss. 2690 (G19), 2695 (T40), 2698 (E11), 2715 (T57), 2720 (G45a), 2808 (T39), 2814 (G15); Farroxši ms. 3130 (F3); Vidēvdād Sāde ms. 4507 (G125); Pahlavi Vidēvdād ms. 4680 (G28); Pahlavi Vištāsp Yašt ms. 5310 (F2); Xōrde Avesta Sāde mss. 6125 (G122), 6240 (F7, Geldner E2), 6245 (E8); Niyāyišn-Yašt mss. 6575 (G72), 6585 (G69), 6625 (G63); Xōrde Avesta with Pahlavi translation mss. 7055 (G30), 7098 (T8), 7110 (F5), 7125 (T10), 7135 (F6), 7189 (E9); Xōrde Avesta with Sanskrit translation ms. 7610 (T13); Xōrde Avesta texts with Yašts ms. 8135 (T15); Xōrde Avesta with Yašt ms. 8110 (E3); Yašt mss. 8565 (G54), 8605 (G75), 8683 (E2); Anthological mss. 9820 (G22), 9905 (F33). Besides, the Pahlavi mss. E12, E22, F22, F54, G40, G42, G58, G90, T17, T18, T38, T59 were also digitized.
Complete report in Spanish here.
✽ 09-17.03.2012 Iran
Participants: Cantera, A.; Kangarani, M.
Visited places: Kerman (Muze-ye Zartoshtian and Fire Temple, University of Kerman), Yazd (Dorost Zolfeghari's private collection, Gāhānbārxāne, Kazemeini Museum), Tehran (Fire Temple, Anjoman-e Zartoshtian, Yegānegi Library).
Digitized manuscripts:
- Dorost Zolfeghari's private collection: Visperad Sāde mss. 2101, 2102; Farroxši ms. 3098; Vidēvdād Sāde mss. 4010, 4065.
- Kazemeini Museum: Yasna Sāde ms. 0087.
- Yegānegi Library: Xōrde Avesta Sāde ms. 6135 (CD-format given by the library).
Complete report here.
✽ 05.-22.06.2012 Iran
Participants: Cantera, A.; Ferrer J. J., accompanied by Gholami, S.
Visited places: Kerman (Muze-ye Zartoshtian, private collection of Manuchihr Rostami), Yazd (Parvareshgāh-e Mārkār, Dorost Zolfeghari's private collection, Xāne-ye Sedāγat, some other particulars), Tehran (Yegānegi Library, Adorian-e Tehran, Kurosh Niknam's private collection, Ketabkhane-ye Melli).
Digitized manuscripts:
- Muze-ye Zartoshtian: Yasna Sāde mss. 0015, 0082; Visperad Sāde mss. 2040, 2104; Vidēvdād Sāde ms. 4130; Xōrde Avesta Sāde mss. 6180, 6187; Xōrde Avesta with Yašt 8102.
- Manuchichr Rostami's private collection: Vidēvdād Sāde ms. 4055; Xōrde Avesta Sāde ms. 6187.
- Parvareshgāh-e Mārkār: Vidēvdād Sāde mss. 4025, 4158.
- Dorost Zolfeghari's private collection: Xōrde Avesta ms. 6306.
- Xāne-ye Sedāγat: Yasna Sāde ms. 0083.
- Private owner (name unknown): Vištāsp Yašt Sāde ms. 5102.
- Yegānegi Library: Vidēvdād Sāde ms. 4090.
- Kurosh Niknam's private collection: Yasna Sāde ms. 0019; Vidēvdād Sāde ms. 4040; Xōrde Avesta Sāde ms. 6298.
- Ketabkhane-ye Melli: Yasna Sāde ms. 0031; Sanskrit Yasna ms. 0683; Trilingual Yasna ms. 0682; Visperad Sāde ms. 2030; Vidēvdād Sāde mss. 4080, 4115, 4150, 4160; Vīštāsp fragards ms. 5108.
Complete report here.
✽ 02.-11.03.2014 Iran
Participants: Cantera. A., accompanied by Gholami, S.
Visited places: Yazd (different particulars and dealers), Tehran (Tehran University Library).
Digitized manuscripts:
- Kabusi's private collection in Yazd: Vidēvdād Sāde ms. 4155.
- Tehran University Library: Vīdēvdād Sāde mss. 4161, 4411.
Complete report here.
✽ October 2015 Iran
Participants: Cantera, A., Martínez Porro, J., accompanied by Gholami, S.
Visited places: Tehran (Anjoman-e Zartoshtian, Fire Temple), Kerman (Muze-ye Zartoshtian, Fire Temple), Yazd (Dorost Zolfeghari's private collection).
Digitized manuscripts:
- Dorost Zolfeghari's private collection: Yasna Sāde ms. 0006; Visperad Sāde ms. 2103.
- Parya Mowandi's private collection: Vidēvdād Sāde ms. 4452.
No report available online.
✽ October 2017 Iran
Participants: Cantera, A., Fuertes I.
Visited places: Tehran (Ketabkhane-ye Melli), Kerman (Muze-ye Zartoshtian, Fire Temple), Yazd (Dorost Zolfeghari's private collection).
Digitized manuscripts:
- Ketabkhane-ye Melli: Vidēvdād Sāde mss. 4049, 4061.
No report available online.